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It was time get back behind the mics, so we did. And after we managed to set aside our respective digusted huffs, we pitched some episode ideas based on what our friends are talking about.
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Episode 71: Planning ahead
It was time get back behind the mics, so we did. And after we managed to set aside our respective digusted huffs, we pitched some episode ideas based on what our friends are talking about.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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We members of the Not-Quite-As-Gray Mafia could use some advocacy, too. whentheflamesgoup.substack.com/p/episode-70...
Episode 70: Where's the Gray Mafia?
AARP doesn't have an age limit to join, but its core demographic is a lot older than we are. With all we've got going on, we "Never Gonna Retire" Persons could use some advocacy, too.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Not every kid is a college kid.
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Episode 69: Navigating college when the fog gets thick
College admissions can be a slog for neurodivergent, anxious, and indifferent young adults. Kimberly Shepherd helps students of all ages cross the finish line, especially when it moves farther away.
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February 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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When's the best time to nope out?
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Episode 68: Keeping up with culture
Kendrick Lamar's halftime show made us think a lot about artistic genius, cultural obsolesence, and when it's a good idea to fight the instinct to nope out.
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February 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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After 10 years as a functional nutritional therapy practitioner, Maya Gangadharan discusses the best therapies and practices for a healthy gut, which accounts for 80% of your immune system.
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Episode 67: Healthy aging takes guts. Literally.
After 10 years as a functional nutritional therapy practitioner, Maya Gangadharan discusses the best therapies and practices for a healthy gut, which accounts for 80% of your immune system.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Wednesday Flames: The circus is back in town, and we're going to keep cleaning up after the elephants. whentheflamesgoup.substack.com/p/wednesday-...
Wednesday Flames: Surviving the recrudescence
The circus is back in town, and we're going to keep cleaning up after the elephants.
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January 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Facebook's flag is flying pretty low for people who like facts. But we're staying on, for the moment, because the communities we've built are too valuable to leave behind.
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Episode 66: What is Meta for?
Facebook's flag is flying pretty low for people who like facts. But we're staying on, for the moment, because the communities we've built are too valuable to leave behind.
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January 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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How do you react when your adult child texts: "something very, very bad just happened"?
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A collective exhale
On this very special Chrismukkah episode, our son Robert explains why hitting a patch of black ice and rolling your pickup off the interstate is "very double-plus ungood."
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December 25, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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Old-school conservatives like Bryan McGrath are sick of this crap, too.
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Republicans like Bryan McGrath are sick of this crap, too.
Now that Bryan McGrath has found himself as an old-school conservative in the political wilderness, he's attempting a full-scale reassessment of where and how to spend his attention.
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December 12, 2024 at 1:44 AM
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A good word from Mary Oliver this morning. 💙
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December 7, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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We're here! We're pressing forward! But we might be out of fucks.
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How broken are we?
Is it worth trying to bring that middle sliver back over to the side that didn't elect this guy? Or is it better to just cut them off and watch them Find Out with the rest of us?
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November 20, 2024 at 11:36 PM